IAFN SANE P CERTIFICATION FORENSIC NURSING
EXAM |ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
An 18-year-old male patient is found by police unconscious in a car on the side of the road
with his pants and underwear off, and brought into the ED. The patient is from a different
country, speaks minimal English, and is having a difficult time understanding the sexual
assault nurse examiner when they arrive. In order to provide patient centered care, what
is the most appropriate way to communicate the medical forensic exam options for the
patient?
A. Obtain a professional medical language interpreter for communication.
B. Speak more slowly and loudly to help the patient Understand you better.
C. Print all materials in the preferred language for the patient to read before the exam.
D. Provide a phone for the patient to call someone to help translate.
CORRECT ANSWER
A. Obtain a professional medical language interpreter for communication.
Question 2
An 18-year-old male patient was partying at a hotel and doesn't remember anything after
drinking a few mixed drinks he was given. He states that he thinks that he has been
sexually assaulted. Applying with the sexual assault nurse examiner knows regarding
special challenges in vulnerable populations after the medical forensic examination, what
is the most important follow-up care for this patient?
A. A referral to a sexually transmitted infection clinic.
B. A social work consult to offer an inpatient substance-abuse treatment program.
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,C. A referral to a primary care provider to address alcohol use and other health concerns.
D. Immediate contact with an ongoing support through advocacy services and social
support.
CORRECT ANSWER
D. Immediate contact with an ongoing support through advocacy services and social
support.
Question 3
A very young looking 19-year-old ED patient presents for the fifth time this month with
their aunt. Today the patient is treated for a urinary tract infection, but it is discovered.
They also have pelvic inflammatory disease in several unexplained contusions. What is the
most important way to proceed with care?
A. Allow the aunt to stay in the room because the aunt is answering all the questions.
B. Evaluate for risk of human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation.
C. Assess the patients need for advocacy and counseling.
D. Call law enforcement and child protective services immediately.
CORRECT ANSWER
B. Evaluate the risk of human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation.
Question 4
What statement best describes the role of a forensic nurse?
A. A static rule that focuses on being the link between nursing science and the legal system.
B. A dynamic role that integrates nursing science, forensic science, and the legal system.
C. A dynamic role who scope of practice is governed by the office of the district attorney.
D. A static role that focuses on being the specialist and forensic collection of evidence and
testifying on behalf of the survivor.
CORRECT ANSWER
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, B. A dynamic role that integrates nursing science, forensic science, and legal system.
Question 5
The sexual assault nurse examiner is called to the ED for a 14-year-old female patient who
was brought into the hospital with a primary complaint of sexual assault. The most
effective communication strategy with this teenage patient is to:
A. Ask The patient mostly closed-ended questions to help decreasing anxiety and discomfort
with the exam.
B. Encourage the adolescence parents to answer the difficult questions.
C. Avoid using direct eye contact to help the adolescent feel more comfortable in your
presence.
D. Ask open-Ended questions in a non-judgmental way.
CORRECT ANSWER
D. Ask open-ended questions in a non-judgmental way.
Question 6
Which of the following statements about teenage dating violence is correct?
A. Teenagers experiencing TDV are more likely to experience interpersonal violence as
adults.
B. TDV involves physical and sexual violence, but does not include psychological violence.
C. Teenagers who experience TDV feel more intimacy and trust in relationships than others.
D. A teenager who experiences TDV we feel like their partner doesn't love them.
CORRECT ANSWER
A. Teenagers experiencing TDV are more likely to experience interpersonal violence as
adults.
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, Question 7
Which of the following are the six trauma informed substance-abuse and mental health
services administration principles to assist in the recovery and healing process of the acute
sexual assault/abuse patient?
A. Incorporating caring, support and empowerment, gender issues, compassion, follow up,
and choice.
B. Incorporating ethics, compassion, patient centered control, trustworthiness,
collaboration, and caring.
C. Incorporating safety, trustworthiness, peer support, collaboration, empowerment, and
cultural historical and gender issues.
D. Incorporating safety, trustworthiness and transparency, peer support, collaboration and
mutuality, empowerment, and choice.
CORRECT ANSWER
C. Incorporating safety, trustworthiness, peer support, collaboration, empowerment, and
cultural, historical, and gender issues.
Question 8
Statistically, which of the following is correct about native American females and sexual
violence?
A. They experience a lower rate of sexual violence than their non-Hispanic white
counterpart..
B. They are more likely to report a sexual assault than their non-Hispanic white counterpart..
C. They experience interracial sexual assault more than their non-Hispanic white
counterpart..
D. They have a lower chance of experiencing sexual violence in a lifetime then they're non-
Hispanic white counterparts.
CORRECT ANSWER
C. They experience interracial sexual assault more than their non-Hispanic white
counterparts.
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EXAM |ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
An 18-year-old male patient is found by police unconscious in a car on the side of the road
with his pants and underwear off, and brought into the ED. The patient is from a different
country, speaks minimal English, and is having a difficult time understanding the sexual
assault nurse examiner when they arrive. In order to provide patient centered care, what
is the most appropriate way to communicate the medical forensic exam options for the
patient?
A. Obtain a professional medical language interpreter for communication.
B. Speak more slowly and loudly to help the patient Understand you better.
C. Print all materials in the preferred language for the patient to read before the exam.
D. Provide a phone for the patient to call someone to help translate.
CORRECT ANSWER
A. Obtain a professional medical language interpreter for communication.
Question 2
An 18-year-old male patient was partying at a hotel and doesn't remember anything after
drinking a few mixed drinks he was given. He states that he thinks that he has been
sexually assaulted. Applying with the sexual assault nurse examiner knows regarding
special challenges in vulnerable populations after the medical forensic examination, what
is the most important follow-up care for this patient?
A. A referral to a sexually transmitted infection clinic.
B. A social work consult to offer an inpatient substance-abuse treatment program.
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,C. A referral to a primary care provider to address alcohol use and other health concerns.
D. Immediate contact with an ongoing support through advocacy services and social
support.
CORRECT ANSWER
D. Immediate contact with an ongoing support through advocacy services and social
support.
Question 3
A very young looking 19-year-old ED patient presents for the fifth time this month with
their aunt. Today the patient is treated for a urinary tract infection, but it is discovered.
They also have pelvic inflammatory disease in several unexplained contusions. What is the
most important way to proceed with care?
A. Allow the aunt to stay in the room because the aunt is answering all the questions.
B. Evaluate for risk of human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation.
C. Assess the patients need for advocacy and counseling.
D. Call law enforcement and child protective services immediately.
CORRECT ANSWER
B. Evaluate the risk of human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation.
Question 4
What statement best describes the role of a forensic nurse?
A. A static rule that focuses on being the link between nursing science and the legal system.
B. A dynamic role that integrates nursing science, forensic science, and the legal system.
C. A dynamic role who scope of practice is governed by the office of the district attorney.
D. A static role that focuses on being the specialist and forensic collection of evidence and
testifying on behalf of the survivor.
CORRECT ANSWER
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, B. A dynamic role that integrates nursing science, forensic science, and legal system.
Question 5
The sexual assault nurse examiner is called to the ED for a 14-year-old female patient who
was brought into the hospital with a primary complaint of sexual assault. The most
effective communication strategy with this teenage patient is to:
A. Ask The patient mostly closed-ended questions to help decreasing anxiety and discomfort
with the exam.
B. Encourage the adolescence parents to answer the difficult questions.
C. Avoid using direct eye contact to help the adolescent feel more comfortable in your
presence.
D. Ask open-Ended questions in a non-judgmental way.
CORRECT ANSWER
D. Ask open-ended questions in a non-judgmental way.
Question 6
Which of the following statements about teenage dating violence is correct?
A. Teenagers experiencing TDV are more likely to experience interpersonal violence as
adults.
B. TDV involves physical and sexual violence, but does not include psychological violence.
C. Teenagers who experience TDV feel more intimacy and trust in relationships than others.
D. A teenager who experiences TDV we feel like their partner doesn't love them.
CORRECT ANSWER
A. Teenagers experiencing TDV are more likely to experience interpersonal violence as
adults.
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, Question 7
Which of the following are the six trauma informed substance-abuse and mental health
services administration principles to assist in the recovery and healing process of the acute
sexual assault/abuse patient?
A. Incorporating caring, support and empowerment, gender issues, compassion, follow up,
and choice.
B. Incorporating ethics, compassion, patient centered control, trustworthiness,
collaboration, and caring.
C. Incorporating safety, trustworthiness, peer support, collaboration, empowerment, and
cultural historical and gender issues.
D. Incorporating safety, trustworthiness and transparency, peer support, collaboration and
mutuality, empowerment, and choice.
CORRECT ANSWER
C. Incorporating safety, trustworthiness, peer support, collaboration, empowerment, and
cultural, historical, and gender issues.
Question 8
Statistically, which of the following is correct about native American females and sexual
violence?
A. They experience a lower rate of sexual violence than their non-Hispanic white
counterpart..
B. They are more likely to report a sexual assault than their non-Hispanic white counterpart..
C. They experience interracial sexual assault more than their non-Hispanic white
counterpart..
D. They have a lower chance of experiencing sexual violence in a lifetime then they're non-
Hispanic white counterparts.
CORRECT ANSWER
C. They experience interracial sexual assault more than their non-Hispanic white
counterparts.
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